Which Country is the Most Productive with Freshwater?

Based on a comparison of 168 countries in 2019, Monaco ranked the highest in water productivity in constant PPP GDP per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawals with USD 1,416 followed by Luxembourg and Maldives. On the other end of the scale was Madagascar with USD 0.980, Kyrgyzstan with USD 1.03 and Tajikistan with USD 1.03.

Average water productivity in constant PPP GDP per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawals reached USD 21.2 in 2019 in the World according to World Bank / EIA. This is 7.84 % less than in the previous year and % the same as 10 years ago.

Historically, average water productivity in constant PPP GDP per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawals reached an all time high of USD 27.4 in 1974 and an all time low of USD 3.57 in 1975. The average annual growth amounted to 0.771 % since 1965.

Data for more countries are available at Water Productivity (Constant PPP USD GDP Per Cubic Metre of Freshwater Withdrawals) indicator page.